Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-06-16

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berg on Tuesday went 10 the Wssteru
Hotel, Fourth end Oiangs streets, kept
BY Mathew Macklem, aud Registered a.
10 =. Marsden, but whose real name ia
q. + GrAut. He protesssd to be the ad .
vance agent Of the MArsd on minstrel
troupe, which he said was to perform
Ia the Opera House June 90. Hio
ousiDess, he said, Was to "bill" the
town.
He was o good looking man, well.
built, had black musssche ard was
apparently about IS years OF age Beina
difpot cd to have good time, he went
to Michael Riley's livery stable, Ill
West street. hired . team, picked .
"nyuph du.pAve" and started out. He
returned rather in . rough condition,
aud on Wednesday morning he re-
marked to the bartender that he had
not billed the town on the day pre- vIous
beoanss he had been drunk, bat that he
would proceed to do 50 a. onoe or the
company would bill" him.
Leaving the hotel he went to y. r.
Chalfant's shoe store, All Kiug street,
where he purchased pair OF 50 shoes ,
offering In pay . 8l2 check purporting
to be signed BY n. Mackle N, hut was
fpelled ''MAckiin."
Mr.. ChAlfsnt, not noticing tho dis.
crepAncy In the spelling OF tae name,
and knowing Mr.. Mscklsm TO be an
honorable and responsible man, gave
the man the shoes and ~ change. In
she fternoon, instead OF "billiDg" the
town, he proseeded 10 ''paint the to own
red" by going to @. ID. Farra's livery
sable and getting horse and carriage
which he psid for In advance. He
then vent to an establish ment at Fifth
and Orange streets, ~here he got 70
male 10 accom- mpany him, and started of
fer drive.
While he was away Mr.. Cbalfant
came to Mr.. Macklem with his check,
which he requested him to pay, but Mr.
hAckiem at orce pronounced ie for
gerry ~ bis name waA spelled wrong.
About4 o'clock MRrsden. alias Grant
drove past tie Western Hotel, stoppin Z
for q moment, but Mackiem did moi
see Tim,
Meanwhile Mr.. Farra, owner CT the
team, was notified tnat the msu who
hsd the team was 3 for2er, and in com
| pauy with Macklem hey started In
search Of tho team. They found the
team with Marsden and his female
CON panion ut the foot of Market street.
Waiting for the draw at the Christi.
ana to close FArrA hailed Officer Broad
hart and asked him to take the team to
the stable while Mscklen weat t. get q
warrant for Marsden. Malsden mad q
no objection and said that no wou
drive to the stable himesif They star.
ed up Market street asd down Front,
the officer following on the sidewalk.
AZ soon az hiUR street Was reached
Marsdon suddenly wheeled the horse
around and drove at fall speed mp King
to Ninth, ont NiDth to Adams and
down 10 Fifth street. where the woman
WAS dropped, and haitdeu pursued his
| way westward. lie told tue woman
that he would leave the horse at the
first hotel and skip out.
Parties went out last evening on the
kennett Pike rs far as the 90 10 b!a
Inn, but failed to haar~anythinR oi
| Marsden. Hd Is supposed to have gone
out Front street and the Lancaster ike,
and has probably left the team o. Avon
dale, or possibly New Garden. Mars
den, alias Grant, Is we'll hruwn about
Lsndenberg. Some years ago he lived
with Septimus Niven, near that tuwp
where he com miGted O robbery fer which
he WAS con victed and served O term III
the West Chester jail.
When he came TO the Weetern Rote
on Tuesday night he found there aomt
persons who knew him and knew hi
character. He requested them not {,
give him away but not heedin his re
quest they quietly told Mr.. Macklen +,
look cut fer him and not bs caugh
napping. Mr.. FsrrA is making every
effort possible TO recover his h0rde ana
buggy.